Military guys know how to learn admin stuff... military admin makes airline admin look like kindergarten.

Military pilots are certified grownups, they come from a later point in their professional and personal lives. Not realistic to compare them to 20-something CFI's, apples-to-oranges.


I've had noob regional FO's who needed common-sense guidance on overnights...

Dude was going to nonrev home on an 18-hour overnight. His return flight was scheduled to block in ten prior to our scheduled am departure. He wanted me to get the plane ready and he was going to sprint over, jump in, and go. I told him I'd get it ready but that it was a really bad idea. Winter. Both airports in snow country, and snow forecast. He's on probation.